Messages by Desiring God

Mar 05 2025 2146 ep. 43 mins 55.7k

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Sermons from the ministry of John Piper. One new or classic message posted weekly.

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What the World Needs from Your Church

Mar 05 2025 51 mins

Chipper churches leave no lasting impression on the world. The greatest gift we have to give is indomitable joy in Jesus in the midst of suffering and sorrow.

Supernatural Pastors: How to Minister in God’s Strength

Jan 25 2025 49 mins

Brothers, if we are going to do good — lasting good — to our churches, then we must preach and lead and counsel and serve in the strength that God supplies.

Sorrows Are Normal for Now: What to Expect on Your Journey Home

Jan 15 2025 52 mins

David Mathis | In this fallen world, expect suffering and sorrows. But also know that, in Christ, they are limited, designed, and rewarded by a kind and gracious God.

How to Feed a Pastor: The Secret Life of a Happy Man

Jan 11 2025 57 mins

David Mathis | As pastors, our first priority each day is not to serve God, help his people, or engage in other ministry, but to get our soul happy in God.

I Want You to Be a Christian Hedonist

Jan 01 2025 42 mins

David Mathis | Do you want God to look good in your life? Then heed his invitation to find your deepest hunger, deepest thirst, and deepest longings satisfied in him.

Slavery and Christ’s Supreme Lordship: How to Live Under Human Authority

Dec 18 2024 37 mins

In a world of many authorities, we magnify the supreme lordship of Christ by the way we submit to the fading structures of this age.

Countless Dangers, Continual Joy: How Is That Possible?

Nov 27 2024 55 mins

Paul’s Christian life was one of countless dangers, continual sorrows, and constant joy. How is that kind of life possible?

Bend the Ear of God: Three Wonders of Christian Prayer

Nov 20 2024 81 mins

David Mathis | God not only speaks to us — he bends his ear to hear us talk. Through the work of Christ and the help of the Spirit, we have the ear of God.

Restore Our Joy in You: A Prayer for God-Centered Revival

Nov 13 2024 38 mins

Marshall Segal | When our souls grow dull to spiritual reality, the character of God is our confidence. He has restored us before; he will revive us again.

Doctrine Fails Without Delight: The Mind as Servant of the Heart

Nov 06 2024 33 mins

By God’s design, truth serves emotion. Thinking serves feeling. The lyrics of our best songs serve the Godward longings of our hearts.